09-14-2006, 09:08 AM
A 25 year old female medical student presents with a 38.5C fever, malaise, headache, and cough. She has been ill for 3 weeks. When asked to produce a sputum sample, she cannot. Chest X-ray reveals patchy bronchopneumonia. A cold agglutinin test was positive. Damage to the respiratory tract in this case is most likely being caused by:
A) Tracheal cytotoxin (TCT)
B) Hydrogen peroxide
C) Peptidoglycan
D) Lipopolysaccharide
E) Mycolic acid
A) Tracheal cytotoxin (TCT)
B) Hydrogen peroxide
C) Peptidoglycan
D) Lipopolysaccharide
E) Mycolic acid
